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Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry

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Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry

The Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Georgia Bulldogs football team of the University of Georgia and Tennessee Volunteers football team of the University of Tennessee. The series is led by Georgia 30–23–2. Both teams are founding members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Georgia and Tennessee have the second and third most wins amongst all pre-expansion SEC football programs, behind only Alabama. The rivalry has never been contested anyplace besides Knoxville, Tennessee or Athens, Georgia, and alternates between the two respective campuses. Games in odd-numbered years are played in Knoxville, and even-numbered years in Athens.

Infobox

First meeting
November 11, 1899Tennessee, 5–0
Latest meeting
September 13, 2025Georgia, 44–41OT
Next meeting
2027
Meetings total
55
All-time series
Georgia leads 30–23–2
Largest victory
Tennessee, 46–0 (1936)
Longest win streak
Georgia, 9 (2017–present)Tennessee, 9 (1989–1999)
Current win streak
Georgia, 9 (2017–present)

Tables

· Game results
Georgia victories
Tennessee victories
Tie games
1
1
No.
1
Date
November 11, 1899
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Tennessee
Winning team
5
Losing team
Georgia
Losing team
0
2
2
No.
2
Date
November 7, 1903
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Georgia
Winning team
5
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
0
3
3
No.
3
Date
November 21, 1906
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
Tie
Winning team
0
Losing team
Tie
Losing team
0
4
4
No.
4
Date
October 12, 1907
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
Tennessee
Winning team
15
Losing team
Georgia
Losing team
0
5
5
No.
5
Date
October 24, 1908
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Tennessee
Winning team
10
Losing team
Georgia
Losing team
0
6
6
No.
6
Date
October 23, 1909
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Georgia
Winning team
3
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
0
7
7
No.
7
Date
October 22, 1910
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
Georgia
Winning team
35
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
3
8
8
No.
8
Date
October 21, 1922
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
Georgia
Winning team
7
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
3
9
9
No.
9
Date
October 20, 1923
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Georgia
Winning team
17
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
0
10
10
No.
10
Date
November 1, 1924
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
Georgia
Winning team
33
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
3
11
11
No.
11
Date
October 31, 1925
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Tennessee
Winning team
12
Losing team
Georgia
Losing team
7
12
12
No.
12
Date
October 31, 1936
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
Tennessee
Winning team
46
Losing team
Georgia
Losing team
0
13
13
No.
13
Date
October 30, 1937
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Tennessee
Winning team
32
Losing team
Georgia
Losing team
0
14
14
No.
14
Date
September 14, 1968
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Tie
Winning team
17
Losing team
Tie
Losing team
17
15
15
No.
15
Date
November 1, 1969
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#3 Tennessee
Winning team
17
Losing team
#11 Georgia
Losing team
3
16
16
No.
16
Date
November 4, 1972
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#13 Tennessee
Winning team
14
Losing team
Georgia
Losing team
0
17
17
No.
17
Date
November 3, 1973
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Georgia
Winning team
35
Losing team
#11 Tennessee
Losing team
31
18
18
No.
18
Date
September 6, 1980
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#16 Georgia
Winning team
16
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
15
19
19
No.
19
Date
September 5, 1981
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#10 Georgia
Winning team
44
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
0
20
20
No.
20
Date
September 3, 1988
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#12 Georgia
Winning team
28
Losing team
#18 Tennessee
Losing team
17
21
21
No.
21
Date
October 7, 1989
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#6 Tennessee
Winning team
17
Losing team
Georgia
Losing team
14
22
22
No.
22
Date
September 12, 1992
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#20 Tennessee
Winning team
34
Losing team
#14 Georgia
Losing team
31
23
23
No.
23
Date
September 11, 1993
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#8 Tennessee
Winning team
38
Losing team
#22 Georgia
Losing team
6
24
24
No.
24
Date
September 10, 1994
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#19 Tennessee
Winning team
41
Losing team
#23 Georgia
Losing team
23
25
25
No.
25
Date
September 9, 1995
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#8 Tennessee
Winning team
30
Losing team
Georgia
Losing team
27
26
26
No.
26
Date
October 12, 1996
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#7 Tennessee
Winning team
29
Losing team
Georgia
Losing team
17
27
27
No.
27
Date
October 11, 1997
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#10 Tennessee
Winning team
38
Losing team
#15 Georgia
Losing team
13
28
28
No.
28
Date
October 10, 1998
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#4 Tennessee
Winning team
22
Losing team
#7 Georgia
Losing team
3
No.
Date
Location
Winning team
Losing team
1
November 11, 1899
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
5
Georgia
0
2
November 7, 1903
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
5
Tennessee
0
3
November 21, 1906
Athens, Georgia
Tie
0
Tie
0
4
October 12, 1907
Athens, Georgia
Tennessee
15
Georgia
0
5
October 24, 1908
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
10
Georgia
0
6
October 23, 1909
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
3
Tennessee
0
7
October 22, 1910
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
35
Tennessee
3
8
October 21, 1922
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
7
Tennessee
3
9
October 20, 1923
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
17
Tennessee
0
10
November 1, 1924
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
33
Tennessee
3
11
October 31, 1925
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
12
Georgia
7
12
October 31, 1936
Athens, Georgia
Tennessee
46
Georgia
0
13
October 30, 1937
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
32
Georgia
0
14
September 14, 1968
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tie
17
Tie
17
15
November 1, 1969
Athens, Georgia
Tennessee
17
Georgia
3
16
November 4, 1972
Athens, Georgia
Tennessee
14
Georgia
0
17
November 3, 1973
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
35
Tennessee
31
18
September 6, 1980
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
16
Tennessee
15
19
September 5, 1981
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
44
Tennessee
0
20
September 3, 1988
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
28
Tennessee
17
21
October 7, 1989
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
17
Georgia
14
22
September 12, 1992
Athens, Georgia
Tennessee
34
Georgia
31
23
September 11, 1993
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
38
Georgia
6
24
September 10, 1994
Athens, Georgia
Tennessee
41
Georgia
23
25
September 9, 1995
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
30
Georgia
27
26
October 12, 1996
Athens, Georgia
Tennessee
29
Georgia
17
27
October 11, 1997
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
38
Georgia
13
28
October 10, 1998
Athens, Georgia
Tennessee
22
Georgia
3
29
29
No.
29
Date
October 9, 1999
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#6 Tennessee
Winning team
37
Losing team
#9 Georgia
Losing team
20
30
30
No.
30
Date
October 7, 2000
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#19 Georgia
Winning team
21
Losing team
#21 Tennessee
Losing team
10
31
31
No.
31
Date
October 6, 2001
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Georgia
Winning team
26
Losing team
#6 Tennessee
Losing team
24
32
32
No.
32
Date
October 12, 2002
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#6 Georgia
Winning team
18
Losing team
#10 Tennessee
Losing team
13
33
33
No.
33
Date
October 11, 2003
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#8 Georgia
Winning team
41
Losing team
#13 Tennessee
Losing team
14
34
34
No.
34
Date
October 9, 2004
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#17 Tennessee
Winning team
19
Losing team
#3 Georgia
Losing team
14
35
35
No.
35
Date
October 8, 2005
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#5 Georgia
Winning team
27
Losing team
#8 Tennessee
Losing team
14
36
36
No.
36
Date
October 7, 2006
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#14 Tennessee
Winning team
51
Losing team
#9 Georgia
Losing team
33
37
37
No.
37
Date
October 6, 2007
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Tennessee
Winning team
35
Losing team
#12 Georgia
Losing team
14
38
38
No.
38
Date
October 11, 2008
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#10 Georgia
Winning team
26
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
14
39
39
No.
39
Date
October 10, 2009
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Tennessee
Winning team
45
Losing team
Georgia
Losing team
19
40
40
No.
40
Date
October 9, 2010
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
Georgia
Winning team
41
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
14
41
41
No.
41
Date
October 8, 2011
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Georgia
Winning team
20
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
12
42
42
No.
42
Date
September 29, 2012
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#5 Georgia
Winning team
51
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
44
43
43
No.
43
Date
October 5, 2013
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#6 Georgia
Winning team
34OT
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
31
44
44
No.
44
Date
September 27, 2014
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#12 Georgia
Winning team
35
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
32
45
45
No.
45
Date
October 10, 2015
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
Tennessee
Winning team
38
Losing team
#19 Georgia
Losing team
31
46
46
No.
46
Date
October 1, 2016
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#11 Tennessee
Winning team
34
Losing team
#25 Georgia
Losing team
31
47
47
No.
47
Date
September 30, 2017
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#7 Georgia
Winning team
41
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
0
48
48
No.
48
Date
September 29, 2018
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#2 Georgia
Winning team
38
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
12
49
49
No.
49
Date
October 5, 2019
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#3 Georgia
Winning team
43
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
14
50
50
No.
50
Date
October 10, 2020
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#3 Georgia
Winning team
44
Losing team
#14 Tennessee
Losing team
21
51
51
No.
51
Date
November 13, 2021
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#1 Georgia
Winning team
41
Losing team
Tennessee
Losing team
17
52
52
No.
52
Date
November 5, 2022
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#1 Georgia
Winning team
27
Losing team
#2 Tennessee
Losing team
13
53
53
No.
53
Date
November 18, 2023
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#1 Georgia
Winning team
38
Losing team
#18 Tennessee
Losing team
10
54
54
No.
54
Date
November 16, 2024
Location
Athens, Georgia
Winning team
#12 Georgia
Winning team
31
Losing team
#7 Tennessee
Losing team
17
55
55
No.
55
Date
September 13, 2025
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winning team
#6 Georgia
Winning team
44OT
Losing team
#15 Tennessee
Losing team
41
Series: Georgia leads 30–23–2
Series: Georgia leads 30–23–2
No.
Series: Georgia leads 30–23–2
No.
Date
Location
Winning team
Losing team
29
October 9, 1999
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
37
Georgia
20
30
October 7, 2000
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
21
Tennessee
10
31
October 6, 2001
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
26
Tennessee
24
32
October 12, 2002
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
18
Tennessee
13
33
October 11, 2003
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
41
Tennessee
14
34
October 9, 2004
Athens, Georgia
Tennessee
19
Georgia
14
35
October 8, 2005
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
27
Tennessee
14
36
October 7, 2006
Athens, Georgia
Tennessee
51
Georgia
33
37
October 6, 2007
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
35
Georgia
14
38
October 11, 2008
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
26
Tennessee
14
39
October 10, 2009
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
45
Georgia
19
40
October 9, 2010
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
41
Tennessee
14
41
October 8, 2011
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
20
Tennessee
12
42
September 29, 2012
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
51
Tennessee
44
43
October 5, 2013
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
34OT
Tennessee
31
44
September 27, 2014
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
35
Tennessee
32
45
October 10, 2015
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
38
Georgia
31
46
October 1, 2016
Athens, Georgia
Tennessee
34
Georgia
31
47
September 30, 2017
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
41
Tennessee
0
48
September 29, 2018
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
38
Tennessee
12
49
October 5, 2019
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
43
Tennessee
14
50
October 10, 2020
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
44
Tennessee
21
51
November 13, 2021
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
41
Tennessee
17
52
November 5, 2022
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
27
Tennessee
13
53
November 18, 2023
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
38
Tennessee
10
54
November 16, 2024
Athens, Georgia
Georgia
31
Tennessee
17
55
September 13, 2025
Knoxville, Tennessee
Georgia
44OT
Tennessee
41
Series: Georgia leads 30–23–2
· Game results › Results by location
Tennessee
Tennessee
State
Tennessee
City
Knoxville
Games
28
Georgia victories
15
Tennessee victories
11
Ties
1
Years played
1899–present
Georgia
Georgia
State
Georgia
City
Athens
Games
27
Georgia victories
15
Tennessee victories
12
Ties
1
Years played
1906-present
State
City
Games
Georgia victories
Tennessee victories
Ties
Years played
Tennessee
Knoxville
28
15
11
1
1899–present
Georgia
Athens
27
15
12
1
1906-present

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